The Associate Dean for Research and Innovation position provides support for the College of Engineering's research enterprise, with an emphasis on further enhancing the strengths and potency of the College's research portfolio and deliverables. This is achieved by fostering and advancing research collaborations, identifying and structuring new opportunities of benefit to the College, promoting strategic internal and external partnerships; and ensuring the necessary College-wide practices and systems of support for the scholarly work of the faculty, staff, and students of the College.

The Associate Dean for Research and Innovation is expected to work with the constituents of the College of Engineering (COE) to further strengthen the COE's research productivity and reputation in alignment with the cross-departmental focus areas of Autonomous Systems, Cybersecurity and Resilience, Energy and Sustainability, Healthcare Applications, and Complex Systems and Networks.

North Carolina A&T State University is a public, doctoral high research land-grant University that enrolls over 13,300 students. The University is a learner-centered community that develops and preserves intellectual capital through interdisciplinary learning, discovery, engagement, and operational excellence.

The College of Engineering, with over 2,300 students, has EAC ABET accredited undergraduate programs in Architectural, Bio-, Biological, Civil, Chemical, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, and Mechanical Engineering, as well as a CAC ABET-accredited program in Computer Science. On the

Graduate level, the College has 8 Masters of Science Degree programs, and 5 Doctoral programs distributed across its seven departments. The five research cluster areas of the College of Engineering (COE) are Autonomous Systems, Cybersecurity and Resilience, Energy and Sustainability, Healthcare Applications and Complex Systems and Networks; where the COE welcomes faculty dedicated to engaged teaching, innovative research, and who thrive in an environment that embraces diversity and inclusion within the student body, faculty, and staff. Additional information about the College can be found at www.ncat.edu/coe.

Candidates for this position should also be committed to advancing the academic and professional success of historically underrepresented populations in the disciplines of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.

Experience in securing and delivering Department of Defense research and contracts is also preferred.

We are looking for a leader who thrives in a dynamic academic environment that depends on the knowledge, engagement and efforts of multiple stakeholders. The right individual for this leadership role should have strong technical leadership and experiences, excellent people skills, a strong educational and research record; collaborate well with colleagues, and the ability to motivate and inspire faculty to collaborate in achieving shared goals of benefit to the research strength, reputation, and vitality of the College of Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University.

The next Associate Dean for Research and Innovation should have a solid leadership, research and execution portfolio; collaborate well with colleagues; be forward thinking; and have relevant experiences in building and leveraging win-win partnerships, and in inspiring innovation.